Tag / organ transplantation
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Case Study – Vaccination Mandates
A referring nephrologist believes that Sonya needs a kidney transplant for longer term survival, as well as improved quality of life. The transplant program to which Sonya is referred urges all patients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Case Study – Family Opposition to Organ Donation Despite First Person Consent
JD has not regained consciousness and is apt to remain permanently in a vegetative state. A decision is made to withdraw life support. Is organ donation a possibility?
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The Ethics of Donation after Cardiac Death
The debate continues on the ethics of donating organs after cardiac death.
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Resuscitating the Dead Donor Rule
“Can the Dead Donor Rule be Resuscitated?” That’s the title of an editorial in the August 2011 issue of The American Journal of Bioethics Editorial, co-authored by David Magnus, PhD, Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics.
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Removing Kidneys Before Death
Should we remove kidneys from a dying person before they are dead?
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Organ Donations and Presumed Consent
Should presumed consent be part of advance care planning?
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Organ Donation: The Ethics of First Person Consent
There are more people who need organs than there are organs available.
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Legal Immigrant. Illegal Donor. Ethics?
A legal immigrant needs a kidney transplant and presents undocumented immigrants as potential living donors.
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Ethics Dubious: Prisoners Donating Organs
Lorell LaBoube interviews bioethicist Art Caplan about an article in the October 2011 American Journal of Bioethics, which considers the pros and cons of using organs donated by living or executed prisoners.
